Secrets of the Bible - Lesson 5

The Broken Tablets

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live in Atlanta on November 24, 2020)

Can it be that the greatest divine revelation in human history failed to communicate its most basic message? Examining the dynamics behind the story of the Golden Calf and the Broken Tablets, we gain insight into some of the foundational underpinnings of the Jewish faith. What are “miracles” and “divine revelations,” and what purpose do they serve? How was the Torah communicated to us, and why is so much of it open to human interpretation? And on a personal level: What should we do with the “broken pieces” of our past failures?